Southeast Asia Study Away Program Blog

All about what anticipations and apprehensions participants have before, during and after the study away program in Southeast Asia

June 2nd

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Today we depart from Vientiane. On the way out of the city we stopped and saw some popular sites. The sites we saw in Vientiane was the oldest building in Vientiane called the sikimet, Buddha park which had a variety of different statues, and Ho Phra Ked which had a beautiful temple. After that it was time to head to the airport and get on our flight to Hanoi on to France. I … [Read more...] about June 2nd

6-2-19

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Today is the last day of our program and we are exploring Vientiane. This morning we started with Buddha Park, they had statues signifying Buddhism and Hinduism religions. We were able to go inside the “Pumpkin” which was three floors representing hell, earth, and heaven, we were also allowed to stand on top of the structure to have a view of the entire park. We learned a lot … [Read more...] about 6-2-19

Last Day of Program

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Today is officially the last day of our program. It feels like it went by so fast! We toured some important locations of Vientiane, including some Buddhist monuments and buildings. Honestly, at this point, they're all starting to blend together to me. The sights we saw were very beautiful though, as were most of the Buddhist sites. After lunch, where I had some delicious black … [Read more...] about Last Day of Program

June 1st 2019

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Today we visited site one of the Plain of Jars. This site was my favorite out of three sites because it was so much larger and had over 200 jars. While hiking through the Plain of Jars we also got to see a cave that was used during the war by American soldiers to take shelter from the enemy. Today was also our last day in Phonsvan and then we flew to Vientiane. Vientiane has … [Read more...] about June 1st 2019

6-1-19

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Today is the last day in Phonsavan, Laos and we explored site one of the Plain of Jars. We were able to go inside the cave where bodies were cremated to be placed inside the jars. They use the cave as a memorial site and light incense to honor loved ones who have past. We proceeded to walk around and look inside the jars to see if they had human remains still, but they did not. … [Read more...] about 6-1-19